13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(B)

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13 A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
    and a wife’s quarreling is like[a] dripping water that never stops.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:13 The Heb. lacks like

Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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It’s better to live in a corner on the roof
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.

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19 Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)

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19 It’s better to live in the wilderness
    than to live with a contentious and irritable woman.

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24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)

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24 It’s better to live in a corner on the roof
    than in a house with a contentious woman.

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15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(A)
    of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
    or grasping oil with the hand.

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15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a contentious wife are alike.
16 Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm
    or grabbing oil with your right hand.

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